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| Local date | 27 November 1755 |
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| Magnitude | 6.5–7.0 Mw |
| Epicenter | 34°04′48″N 5°00′00″W / 34.080°N 5.000°W |
| Areas affected | Morocco |
| Max. intensity | MMI X (Extreme) |
| Casualties | 15,000 dead |
The 1755 Meknes earthquake affected Morocco on 27 November 1755. The earthquake had a moment magnitude (Mw ) estimated at between 6.5 and 7.0. It devastated the cities of Fes and Meknes—killing at least 15,000 people in both cities. The earthquake struck less than a month after another earthquake that devastated Morocco and Lisbon on 1 November. Previously regarded as an aftershock, this earthquake likely represented rupture of a separate fault due to changes in tectonic stress following their first event.